Archive for November, 2008

Hide & Seek

Monday, November 24th, 2008

I ran as fast as I could through the dense jungle, my feet slipping and sliding over mossy roots. I was going so fast it didn’t matter; my feet only touched each surface for a split second. I didn’t have long to get away. I slid under the roots of a fallen tree. It was [...]

BD 2008 Loot List

Wednesday, November 19th, 2008

(In case I ever want to look back.) Hanging hammock chair Magazine subscription Battery powered magnifying glass/lamp Molasses cookies Bin (bucket-o) whoopee pies and cash Plate of whoopee pies Sleeve of Mountain Dew Borders gift card Two Dilbert books (not Gilbert, as the bookstore clerk was apparently trying to help my aunt find…) Sherman’s Lagoon [...]

Hallmark is Amazing

Tuesday, November 18th, 2008

I didn’t even know they made “Happy Birthday to my Underachiever Husband” cards!

Ahh, sleep…

Saturday, November 15th, 2008

Did you ever just want to sleep all day? No, I mean sometime when you weren’t depressed. Anyway, how come the bed’s so comfortable in the morning? What? No, I haven’t been looking at your medical records. No, I just assumed you were depressed. And quite often, too, What do you mean it’s none of [...]

Facebook

Thursday, November 13th, 2008

If you want to do the Facebook thing, I’m in. I’m slowly searching people out. It’s been rather a success. Feel free to send me a note. I started because some people from work were talking about it and made it sound interesting. They generally gave a good impression. Then they flaked out. I was [...]

The Caves

Monday, November 10th, 2008

(When all else fails, write some fiction…) The caves seemed to go on forever. As far as they could tell, the group had been heading roughly south for quite some time. That was the direction the cave system started in, and, though winding, it was the general direction the tunnels continued. The enormous chamber, which [...]

Slacker

Sunday, November 2nd, 2008

I’m slowly, very slowly, working through my do-nothing attitude that seems to have taken over. I’ve pretty much just been reading lately. Yesterday, though, I got myself up for a men’s breakfast and folded some laundry. Today I washed some dishes and typed up some loose ends on another great tale of danger and daring. [...]